Massacre at Wattie Creek

Date: 1 Jan 1923 – 31 Dec 1923
Place: Wattie Creek
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
Charola and Meakins (2016, p 69) noted that:
"Deaths of women continued at least into the early twentieth century. Hobbles Danayarri of Yarralin reported to Rose that in the 1920s a group of women who lived near Daguragu refused to submit to gang rape and were shot."
As the date is unclear, the date of 1923 provided here is a rough estimate based on other massacres in the area.
Notes:
CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Gurindji
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6

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Sources

  • Charola and Meakins, 2016, p 69.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Wattie Creek
    1 Jan 1923 – 31 Dec 1923 — Wattie Creek — massacre
    Charola and Meakins (2016, p 69) noted that:
    "Deaths of women continued at least into the early twentieth century. Hobbles Danayarri of Yarralin reported to Rose that in the 1920s a group of women who lived near Daguragu refused to submit to gang rape and were shot."
    As the date is unclear, the date of 1923 provided here is a rough estimate based on other massacres in the area.
    Source: Charola and Meakins, 2016, p 69.